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Filmmaking for Social Change

DOCUMENTARY FOR HEALTH & SOCIAL
JUSTICE is an interdisciplinary course offered at San
Francisco State University where students research the role of
social and economic conditions as a cause of disease, learn to use
the medium of Cinema to participate in public dialogue, and examine
how documentary can be used as a community-building
tool.

Students
research and create short documentary films to educate and advocate
for change on a health and social justice issue of
choice.

We are
pleased to present four new films created Fall
2008:

Learn
about Port of Oakland truck drivers advocating for healthier
work conditions in RACE TO
THE BOTTOM a 20-minute documentary film.

ONE SISTER AT A TIME: POSITIVE WOMEN'S
STORIES
is a 15-minute documentary that explores the lives of four HIV
positive women.

CANNABIS: THERAPEUTIC POTENTIAL is a 10-minute
film that investigates how existing legislation actually limits
research on medical marijuana.

Sign up
for a bit of laughter yoga to brighten your day in
LAUGHTER(RX) NO HARMFUL SIDE EFFECTS, a 15-minute
documentary film.